The biggest threat to data security in companies today comes from inside the business itself, according to Colin Tankard, Managing Director of data security company, Digital Pathways.

London, December 2011, news that Visa and the Romanian Banks Association have reported notifications of a possible database security breach at a European processor has once again put the issue of data encryption under the spotlight.

A recent report published by Big Brother Watch has highlighted the woeful track record of many local authorities in adequately protecting their data and, according to Colin Tankard, Managing Director of data security company Digital Pathways, could easily be remedied with the proper use of encryption.

Vormetric, Inc., the leader in enterprise systems encryption and key management, have announced Vormetric Key Management, a single solution for central control of encryption keys on an enterprise scale.

At a recent meeting of the Harlow & District Chamber of Commerce at the Park Inn Hotel, Colin Tankard, Managing Director of data security company Digital Pathways, warned the members of the risks of not protecting their clients data.

News that Certificate Authority, DigiNotar B.V. – part of VASCO Data Security International – has filed for bankruptcy following a security breach that allowed fraudulent issuing of certificates further underpins the critical need for robust data security systems.

Data security specialist Digital Pathways and Emerging Threats Inc, the vulnerability and malware provider, have this week announced their partnership. Digital Pathways will, with immediate effect, be able to provide and install the Emerging Threats Pro (ETPro) product to its clients.

Data security company Digital Pathways have announced their partnership with leading network management providers Protected-Networks.Com.  The partnership will allow Digital Pathways to offer their clients the 8MAN series of products that monitors data access rights.

Hot on the heels of their PlayStation debacle that put an estimated 77 million users data at risk it appears Sony has been caught wanting again with the news that its pictures website was taken down last night and around one million passwords stolen.

“What is absolutely shocking is that none of this data seemed to have been encrypted! ” says Colin Tankard, Managing Director of data security firm Digital Pathways.

The loss of data through cyber attacks or accident can be an absolute public relations disaster for companies according to Managing Director of data security firm Digital Pathways, Colin Tankard.

Sony PlayStation were not the only victim recently of an on-line attack, Barracuda Labs also fell foul of the hackers.  And according to Colin Tankard, Managing Director of data security company Digital Pathways, neither could have had in-depth security systems in place.

Data security specialists Digital Pathways has linked up with AlienVault, a complete standalone Unified SIEM solution, becoming a major distributor of the offering.

Already providing their global client base a comprehensive selection of the best in breed security products Digital Pathways Managing Director, Colin Tankard, sees the addition of AlienVault as an obvious fit and comments, ‘ the AlienVault SIEM can act as a complete stand alone solution, providing SIEM, Sensor and Logger functions. 

News that attackers have breached the servers of RSA, stealing information that could be used to compromise the security of two-factor authentication tokens used by 40 million employees to access sensitive corporate and government networks, has once again highlighted how vulnerable networks can be - even a high profile data security manufacturer such as RSA.

Colin Tankard writes for the British Journal of Administrative Management. To read the full article follow this link

Many more businesses are moving their data storage requirements to cloud service providers but are they making provision for the securing of that data, asks Managing Director of data security company Digital Pathways, Colin Tankard.

The recent dismissing of staff members engaged in data breaches at Vodafone

this week once again highlights the absolute necessity for companies to ensure that data is properly secured says Colin Tankard, Managing Director, Digital Pathways.

Michael Cain’s team of bank robbers  were arguably the first cyber attackers as they compromised the Italian traffic control system allowing them safe passage through the city of Rome in the film The Italian Job.   Today, the threat is not only to bank detail loss or credit card detail theft but to countries entire infrastructure in order to bring down or influence a particular political regime.  Hence, governments are  taking the ‘perfect storm’ scenario deadly seriously.

Digital Security: Knowledge is Power

The transfer of responsibility from PCTs to GP consortia will mean each practice will need to review and enforce its digital security policy, even if the practice is part of a larger group. Colin  Tankard Managing Director of Digital Pathways says there's no need to panic.

As GP surgeries assume increasing levels of control, security of data must be a top priority for all practice managers. Colin Tankard, managing Director Digital Pathways writes for Practice Management.

2010 has been the year when businesses and public bodies began to feel the heat as far as the issue of data security is concerned, according to Colin Tankard, Managing Director of data security firm, Digital Pathways.